On May 26, an email with poster attached was sent to all Locals and current committee members providing 30 Days Notice for Co-Chair Elections for all Issues-Based Committees for 2025.
Please mark your calendars for:
All Committees Meeting: June 25th 5:30 – 7:30 PM Online
All delegates, alternates and interested members are requested to RSVP to confirm attendance: info@cupe.
The following letter from President Gina McKay has been distributed to all Manitoba CUPE Locals.
CUPE Manitoba Wildfire Donation Appeal
With more than 17,000 Manitobans forced to evacuate their homes and communities due to unprecedented wildfires, CUPE Manitoba is appealing to CUPE Locals to contribute to the First Nations and Métis relief efforts, and the Red Cross Manitoba Wildfires Relief Fund.
We have a great lineup up of speakers at the 2025 CUPE MB Convention & Sector Conference, May 12-15 in Brandon, including:
• CUPE National President Mark Hancock
• CUPE National Secretary-Treasurer Candace Rennick
• Premier Wab Kinew
• MP for Winnipeg Centre Leah Gazan
• MMIWG2S+ Activist Cambria Harris
(Long Plain First Nation)
• Minister of Labour & Immigration Malaya Marcelino
• Minister of Municipal & Northern Relations Glen Simard
• MFL President Kevin Rebeck
• President of the Brandon & District Labour Council, Kirk Carr
• Elder Kevin Tacan
(Sioux Valley Dakota Nation)
• Sarah Ryan, CUPE Senior Research Officer, AI (Artificial Intelligence) Working Group
• Sarah Scanlon, CUPE Safer Union Spaces Office
And more!
For April 22, Earth Day, President McKay spoke with CUPE Local 500 member, Cameron Patrick, who is Manitoba’s representative on CUPE National’s Environment Committee.
Brother Cameron shared that “CUPE has made a commitment to fight for the environment, for the good of the planet, individuals, and communities. There are many things we can do as individuals and union members to help out in this fight, including recycling and composting in the workplace.
The Brochure for the 55th Annual CUPE Summer School in Russell, MB is now out! Last year's Summer School was a great experience for everyone, with excellent workshops, fantastic food, and great social activities in the evenings. See photos from last year here.
Visit our Education page to download the Brochure.
The new Spring-Summer 2025 Union Education calendar for Manitoba is now out. Find it here: https://cupe.mb.ca/members/education/
WINNIPEG, TREATY 1 – Frontline health care support workers in Extendicare personal care homes will be picketing outside Tuxedo Villa Personal Care Home today, April 9, calling out the private operator’s broken payroll system that has resulted in dozens of grievances.
“Care workers shouldn’t have to be worried every two weeks if they are being paid correctly,” said Gina McKay, President of CUPE Manitoba.
The Second Call for the 2025 CUPE Manitoba Convention has been released and includes new updates, including:
An overview of the Agenda and Convention Speakers, an invitation to bring your banner to Convention, an official call for Silent Auction prizes and donations, an update to positions up for Election, a Collection Drive initiative in partnership with United Way Labour for Menstrual products, and many other Diversity and Committee opportunities at Convention, to name just a few!
CUPE Manitoba is calling all interested CUPE members in affiliated locals to join a provincial committee in 2025!
Contact your Local President and request to be a delegate/alternate for your Local on a committee, or just RSVP and show up to check out a committee, and contact your Local president later to become a delegate.
WINNIPEG, TREATY 1 – Manitoba’s largest union is pleased to see the NDP government’s Budget 2025 take new steps to strengthen public services as part of the province’s fiscal plan to meet the moment in Manitoba. This budget serves as a clear contrast to the cuts to programs and services in the United States.